Believe Quote by Alison Lundergan Grimes
“I believe increasing minimum wage it's not just the minimum wage, it's a living wage.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Campaign remarks, Kentucky Senate race, 2014
Advocates that wages should cover basic living costs, not just a legal minimum.
In simple terms: Wages must meet real living expenses.
Key Takeaway
Push for policies that ensure a living wage.
Themes
economic justice
labor rights
poverty reduction
Mood
concerned
determined
Type
political
advocacy
When to use this quote
- policy debates
- legislative hearings
- union negotiations
- public forums
Key Concepts
minimum wage
living wage
income inequality
Questions to Reflect On
- How would a living wage impact your community?
- What trade‑offs are acceptable for economic fairness?
A Different Perspective
Higher wages may increase business costs and affect employment rates.
![“[Martin Luther King, Jr.] would want us to celebrate him, his birth and his legacy by acting upon his agenda, by realizing the dream, by making the minimum wage a living wage, by having not just family and medical leave, but paid sick leave for our workers, [and] by having quality, affordable…” quote by Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/92b/nancy-pelosi-1267_acting_martin-luther-king-jr-would-want-us-to-c_3177348.jpg)
![“I first came into the labor force in 1941 when the minimum wage was 40 cents an hour, and that was my first job. And each time that we've tried to boost the lower level of salary for the most underpaid workers, there have been predictions of catastrophe. But each time, in [m]y opinion, the change…” quote by Jimmy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/afe/jimmy-carter-479_boost_i-first-came-into-the-labor-force-in-194_1941779.jpg)
